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Ji-young Yoo

Ji-young Yoo

American actress

SunHee Seo[1] (born c. 2000), known professionally as Ji-young Yoo, is an American actress.

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Early life and education

Yoo was born to Korean immigrants in Denver, Colorado.[2] She attended Colorado Academy.[3] After graduating, she attended the University of Southern California, where she majored in Cinema and Media Studies.[4]

Career

Yoo began her career under her real name, and in 2018 appeared in Moxie,[3] and she performed ADR for Spider-Man: Far from Home.[4] Adopting her stage name by 2021, she was cast in the A24/Apple TV+ drama film The Sky Is Everywhere,[5] and alongside Nicole Kidman in the Amazon Prime series Expats.[6] In 2022, she was cast in Freaky Tales.[7]

Filmography

Film

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Awards

Yoo was awarded the award for Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature at the 2023 Tribeca Festival for her performance in Smoking Tigers.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "CA Senior Journal - Class of 2017". November 29, 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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    Ito, Robert (January 24, 2024). "This Expats Star Can't Believe She's Actually in It". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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    Ventura, Amy (April 4, 2022). "SunHee Seo '17: On her way to Hollywood stardom". Colorado Academy. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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    O'Rouke, Jackie (December 17, 2020). "Ji-young Yoo on Taking Risks". Mud Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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    Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 14, 2021). "Ji-young Yoo Joins Apple And A24's The Sky Is Everywhere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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    Otterson, Joe (May 25, 2021). "Amazon Series Adaptation of 'The Expatriates' Casts Ji-young Yoo". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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    Kroll, Justin (December 5, 2022). "Sky Is Everywheres Ji-young Yoo Joins eOne And Macro's Freaky Tales". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. [8]
    Toma, Adriana (June 15, 2023). "Announcing the 2023 Tribeca Festival Competition Winners". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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